【中文标题】福布斯虚拟人物财富榜
【原文标题】Forbes Fictional 15
【登载媒体】福布斯
【原文作者】Michael Noer、David M. Ewalt
【原文链接】http://prestowitz.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/10/gary_locke_is_a_banana
想不到吧，有钱人会越来越有钱，即使在虚拟世界中也是如此。
我们2011年虚拟人物财富排行榜的上榜人士平均身家为98.6亿美元，比去年上升了20％。总共15位虚拟人物财富总值为1315.5亿美元——比新西兰的国民生产总值还高。
位于榜首的是史高治.唐老鸭，这位禽类亿万富翁的财富是储藏在鸭堡巨大的“钱箱”里的金币。随着金价以每年超过30％的速度飙升，这位嘎嘎叫的财主的财富已经超过了441亿美元。史高治叔叔还以其吝啬的本性而出名：他曾经为了一罐价值两美元的蜂蜜与熊搏斗；至今还保留着他第一次挣到的一毛硬币。
有3个人物在2011年首次登上我们的排行榜，包括古代的红龙史矛革，他在《巨龙史矛革》和《史矛革令人敬畏的财富》两部作品中与霍比人和小矮人遭遇。他坐在一个由黄金、白银和宝石组成的小山上，其价值为86亿美元。与他形成鲜明对比的是Sabre公司CEO乔.本尼特，她拥有一家行业领先的打印机公司，最近还收购了一家下属造纸公司Dunder Mifflin，目前市值12亿美元。这位个性强悍的佛罗里达人说，懒惰的人一事无成，“想成为亿万富翁就要努力工作，或者嫁给有钱人，我这两点都做到了。”
房地产大亨大富翁先生携26亿美元的身家今年重回榜单，他刚刚出狱，当时的罪名是私自挪用银行资金牟利。他的宿敌鞋子先生、狗狗先生和顶针先生声称大富翁——又称钱袋富叔叔——是用“出狱卡”进行贿赂才重获自由的。大富翁坚称他只不过掷出了一个幸运数字。
重回前15名的还有传奇公司兼并者戈登.盖克，他在1987年高调宣称“贪婪就是好”。盖克是极少数预见到信用泡沫破裂的投资者之一，当华尔街在痛苦挣扎的时候，他的财富飙升到11亿美元。他现在的对冲基金主要投资短期地方政府债券，还投资了开采稀土的公司。
榜单中的常客C.蒙哥马利.伯恩斯在充满困苦的一年中，财富值小幅缩减到11亿美元。他最近被错误地诊断出只剩下不到两个月的生命，他患上了失忆症，然后又是自杀未遂。康复之后，他清楚地看到，愤怒和脾气是唯一支持他继续活下去的动力。他说：“我要用自己的方式平静地结束我的生命，就是把小海龟用脚踩死，能踩多少踩多少。”
其他一些虚拟大亨的状况则比较糟糕，去年榜单中有6个人在2011年的榜单中未能出现。包括瑟斯顿.霍威尔三世（译者注：美国电视剧《梦幻岛》中的60岁超级富翁），他发明了以自行车为动力的洗衣机、竹子收音机和椰子壳制成的玻璃杯。自从中国公司进军绿色科技领域以来，霍威尔的资产缩水了90％。铁路大亨“胖总管”托芬海特爵士（译者注：托马斯火车的老板）无法继续掌控他经营了50年的公司，董事会成员成功地策划了一起谋反。他们对海特失去了信心，因为他总是说他的火车会说话，还会自己开动。
有资格进入虚拟人物15强财富榜的候选者必须是文学作品虚构的产物，这一条件排除了神话和传说中的人物。他们必须在一部或者一系列作品中担任重要角色；无论在他们虚构的世界中，还是在作品的读者群中，他们都必须被认可是富有的。
财富值的依据是对虚拟人物原始作品的分析，以及在可能的情况下，参考现实世界中商品价格和股价的波动。至于个别虚构人物的私人财产价值，我们试图以虚拟世界中类似的公共产业价值为标准。所有数值都是以2011年4月1日的市场价值为标准。
最终估价结果不可尽信，这只不过是尝试突破我们现实世界的一些约束。
1，史高治.唐老鸭（迪斯尼动画片《史高治叔叔》）
财富：441亿美元
来源：采矿、寻宝
居住地：美国，鸭堡
这个一毛不拔的家禽的大部分财产是金币，储藏在鸭堡高高的山上一个巨大的“钱箱”里。他还投资珍珠、宝石和其它“可储存的东西”。他依然把1971年8月15日——尼克松总统宣布对外停止履行美元兑换黄金的义务那一天——称作“黑色星期天”。他习惯在计算诺克斯城堡的黄金价值的百分比中度过自己的周年纪念日。著名的吝啬行为：他曾经为了一罐价值两美元的蜂蜜与熊搏斗；从不捐助慈善；至今还保留着他第一次挣到的一毛硬币。他经常会长出一两根杂毛，还会异想天开地到一个荒凉的地方，去实践他漏洞百出的“寻宝”计划。随行人员是他的三个调皮的外甥——多半也是继承人——修伊、杜威和路易。
2，卡莱尔.卡伦（Stephenie Meyer的小说和电影《暮光之城》）
财富：362亿美元
来源：利息、投资
居住地：华盛顿
永生的吸血鬼、小镇医生、投资客，据说是getrichslowly.org的忠实拥趸。个性吝啬，毫无保留地赞美复利政策。卡伦的致富之路：这位有着年轻面孔、370岁的不死魔鬼积累起虚构人物中最大一笔财富之一，只不过是因为他在1670年在银行中存了一点小钱而让其利滚利。他是沃尔玛和谷歌的早期投资者，因为她的女儿爱丽丝可以预见未来。
3，阿特米斯.福尔二世（Eoin Colfer的阿特米斯.福尔系列小说）
财富：135亿美元
来源：盗窃、伪造、脸谱网站
居住地：爱尔兰
爱尔兰犯罪家庭的后裔，家族史可以追溯到诺曼底人征服英格兰的时代。福尔10岁的时候，父亲被绑架，他掌控了家族的生意。是个儿童犯罪大师和伪造天才，同时也是一个科技奇才，他发明的手掌大小的超级计算机可以读取任何数据格式的信息，还能在任何网络中打电话（除了AT&T）。他曾经冒充过很多人，包括伯明翰伯爵和罗伊.迪安.史利佩。福尔的网络财富今年剧增，因为他化名“马克.扎克博格”创建的脸谱网站大获成功。
4，理查.里奇（理查.里奇漫画书和电影）
财富：97亿美元
来源：继承，企业联合经营
居住地：美国，里奇维尔
在被“世界上最富有的儿童” 阿特米斯.福尔二世排挤出榜单之后，有人听到里奇大喊：“如果他有一个世界上最大的虚拟社交网络，那么我就能有两个！”随后，里奇公司迅速启动了高档猎犬交易网站DollarDog.net和适用于机器佣人的双向通讯服务Clutter。然而用户至今对这些服务不大感冒。在一掷千金地进军时尚产业（超大号领结）、交通业（镶嵌钻石的滑板车）和厨房用品（原子能烤面包机）之后，里奇公司的股价大跌。但是里奇并没有让业务下滑影响到他的慈善行为，他最近把里奇维尔小学的“热午餐”项目改为“热鹅肝酱”项目，还向无家可归的人捐赠黄金购物车。
5，杰德.克拉珀特（电视剧《豪门新人类》中的角色）
财富：95亿美元
来源：石油、天然气
居住地：加利福尼亚比佛利山
这位爱好登山的大亨在寻找自己的农庄时发现了“黑金”，并把它变为一家全球能源巨头。克拉珀特石油公司在1984年上市，但是克拉珀特家族依然紧紧把持着管理层岗位：CEO是杰德，CFO是“老奶奶”戴西.莫斯，掌管环境健康和安全的是表弟杰特洛.伯丁。去年石油价格上涨了30％之后，所有克拉珀特的家人都觉得“生活水平比马车轮下的野狗好多了”。但生活不总是一帆风顺，杰德的独子艾力在10月份被控重罪，他在威尼斯海边的一个珠宝店盗窃了一条价值2500美元的项链。
6，托尼.斯塔克（《钢铁侠》漫画和电影中的人物）
财富：94亿美元
来源：国防
居住地：加利福尼亚马里布
一位在19岁就获得两个硕士学位的工程学天才。斯塔克的伟大发明（反击射线、牢不可破的合金、“钢铁侠”战斗盔甲）要比他招引非议的本领更引人注目。去年，他拒绝执行美国众议院要求他交出钢铁侠技术的命令；在摩纳哥赛道上驾驶F1赛车时，遭到一名穿着盔甲的疯子袭击；暂时任命自己的私人助理辣椒博茨担任斯塔克公司的CEO。鉴于有关其酗酒的传闻，他飘忽不定的行为方式让投资者担心他精神分裂。斯塔克不理会这一套，他说：“我这是双赢。”
7，史矛革（托尔金的小说《霍比人》）
财富：86亿美元
来源：掠夺
居住地：孤山
“为掠夺而掠夺”是这条巨大红龙的座右铭。他喜欢被别人用各种敬语来称呼，比如“巨大的”、“最尊敬和最伟大的”、“不可接近的宝藏”，讨厌被叫做“冰龙”、“蜥蜴”、“巨型喷火器”。尽管它智商极高，却缺乏投资意识：把数十亿美元的黄金、白银和宝石当作睡觉的床。他极擅于猜谜语，擅长数独和象棋。对盗窃行为近乎偏执地警觉，熟知宝物的清单，精细到一只黄金酒杯。
8，布鲁斯.韦恩（《蝙蝠侠》漫画和电影）
财富：70亿美元
来源：继承、国防
居住地：哥谭市
警方本来已经准备宣布哥谭市最有名的单身汉自从2009年消失在公众视野之后已经死亡，但是这个身家亿万的花花公子在去年秋天突然出现——实际上是驾驶着法拉利把肖恩.科姆年度“白色聚会”的大门撞碎。韦恩企业的股票连年上涨，主要是因为CEO卢修斯.福克斯的领导，和在全球范围内发放有价证券的特许经营权。韦恩说，他准备重新修建韦恩庄园的“洞穴”，以庆祝公司业绩的成功。
9，大富翁先生（孩之宝游戏“大富翁”）
财富：26亿美元
来源：房地产
居住地：亚特兰大、纽约
大富翁最近从迪克斯堡联邦惩教所出狱的事情上围绕着一些丑闻，他在那里服刑的罪名是私自挪用银行资金牟利。他的宿敌鞋子先生、狗狗先生和顶针先生声称大富翁是用“出狱卡”进行贿赂才重获自由的。大富翁坚称他只不过掷出了一个幸运数字。现在，他大胆地决定在木板路和公园旁修建酒店，以平衡他在马文花园那里的负债。每次过路都要收取费用，这会给他带来2亿美元的横财，他的财务状况必定得到了改
10，亚瑟.巴赫（《亚瑟王》电影）
财富：18亿美元
来源：继承
居住地：纽约市
这个身家亿万的流氓居无定所。一些小报在传播巴赫家族这个下一代继任者的风流韵事：一个年轻美貌的女子陪他去锡拉库扎参加赛马，然后又和另外一个女人在纽约约会。他的标志性着装是维多利亚式的帽子、手工制作的衬衫、几乎敞怀和夸张的领带。
11，乔.本尼特（电视连续剧《办公室》）
财富：12亿美元
来源：电子业、继承
居住地：佛罗里达塔拉哈希
Sabre公司CEO乔.本尼特把一家塔拉哈希的小型电脑部件生产商培养为打印机、传真机和扫描仪的核心供应商。最近，她收购了当地一家造纸企业Dunder Mifflin，还因开发出针对少数高管人员的培训项目“全彩打印”而获奖。2010年5月，因有人揭发他们的GH400打印机在工作时会着火，Sabre不得不全面召回产品。本尼特巧妙地处理了公关危机，公司的股价并未受影响。她说懒惰的人一事无成，“想成为亿万富翁就要努力工作，或者嫁给有钱人，我这两点都做到了。”
12，C.蒙哥马利.伯恩斯（《辛普森一家》动画片和电影）
财富：11亿美元
来源：能源产业
居住地：美国，春之谷
春之谷核电厂长久以来的老板、残酷资本主义手段的应用大师。他曾经挡住春之谷的阳光，以增加居民的用电量。或许只有他的其它恶习比残暴的管理更让人难以忍受：从婴儿手中抢夺糖果、嘲笑农民工、对不喜欢的客人放狗。他最近被错误地诊断出只剩下不到两个月的生命，他患上了失忆症，然后又是自杀未遂。康复之后，他清楚地看到，愤怒和脾气是唯一支持他继续活下去的动力。他说：“我要用自己的方式平静地结束我的生命，就是把小海龟用脚踩死，能踩多少踩多少。”
13，恰克.柏斯（电视剧《绯闻女孩》）
财富：11亿美元
来源：房地产
居住地：纽约市
对这个不守规矩的亿万富翁来说，这是坎坷的一年，他陷入了与已故父亲的商界对手罗素.索普争夺柏斯企业控制权的战争。表面上索普占据了上风，但曼哈顿很多房地产业内人士都认为柏斯最终会取得胜利。“操纵对方、欺骗、自大、贪婪和浅薄都是他的天性。”他白天的着装就是3P——紫色、格子、校服；晚上的着装则是3V——运动、丝绒、华伦天奴。
14，戈登.盖克（奥利弗.斯通的电影《华尔街》）
财富：11亿美元
来源：投资
居住地：纽约市
传奇的公司兼并者在1987年高调曾宣称“贪婪就是好”，他在盖克投资公司的前卫投资行为中获取了数十亿美元。但是，在计划购买蓝星航空公司时出了一些差错，盖克被认定犯有内部交易和债券欺诈的行为。他在2001年出狱，成为了一名讲师，他是是极少数预见到信用泡沫破裂的投资者之一。他把自己女儿和信托基金投入到伦敦的对冲基金中，个人资产一飞冲天。他现在的对冲基金主要投资短期地方政府债券，还在打着开采稀土的公司的主意。他说：“我不是为钱，而是为玩的痛快。”
15，杰佛里.勒博斯基（科恩兄弟的影片《谋杀绿脚趾》）
财富：10亿美元
来源：继承
居住地：加利福尼亚洛杉矶
这位坐在轮椅上的朝鲜战争老兵是勒博斯基基金会的董事，这个基金会通过小勒博斯基城市计划来让城里的孩子有钱读大学。他因此受到了各方的颂扬，被授予多个名誉学位，包括帕萨迪纳和洛杉矶商会的商业奖励。他管自己的第二任妻子叫“生命之光”，但却希望她“有一天能靠自己的能力挣钱，这并不难。” 一些流言在扭缠勒博斯基，说他其实自己没有钱，都是在靠死去的妻子给基金会里的注资来生活。他毫不退却：“我取得的成就比那些身体健全的男人还要高，懒虫永远是失败者。”
原文：
You’re not imagining it: The rich do keep getting richer. Even the fictionally rich.
The members of our 2011 list of wealthiest fictional characters have an average net worth of $9.86 billion, up 20% from last year. In aggregate, the Fictional 15 are worth $131.55 billion –more than the gross domestic product of New Zealand.
On top of the list is Scrooge McDuck, a billionaire bird known for storing a fortune in gold coins inside a massive Duckburg “money bin.” With the price of gold up more than 30% year over year, the quacking Croesus’ net worth soared to $44.1 billion. A self-made duck, “Uncle” Scrooge is well known for his penny-pinching ways: He once fought a bear over a $2 jar of honey, and still has the first dime he ever earned.
Three characters appear on in our ranking for the first time in 2011, including the ancient red-golden dragon Smaug. Known by hobbits and dwarves across Middle Earth as “Smaug the Tremendous” and “Smaug the Unassessably Wealthy,” he sits atop an $8.6 billion-dollar hoard of gold, silver and gems. In contrast, Sabre Corp. CEO “Jo” Bennett sits atop a leading printer company and its newly acquired subsidiary, paper company Dunder Mifflin. Currently worth $1.2 billion, the feisty Floridian says you don’t get to be a billionaire by slacking off: “You get there by working hard or marrying rich, and I did both.”
Real estate magnate Mr. Monopoly returns to the list this year with a net worth of $2.6 billion, following his release from prison after misappropriating funds from a bank error in his favor. Implacable foes Mr. Shoe, Ms. Dog and Mr. Thimble claim Monopoly —a.k.a. Rich Uncle Pennybags— greased his release with a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Monopoly insists it was just a lucky roll of the dice.
Also returning to the Fifteen: Legendary corporate raider Gordon Gekko, who famously boasted “greed is good” in 1987. One of the few investors to predict the bursting credit bubble, Gekko watched his net worth surge to $1.1 billion while Wall Street struggled. His hedge fund is now focused on shorting municipal bonds, and investing in companies that mine rare-earth elements.
Perennial list-member C. Montgomery Burns saw his fortune shrink slightly to $1.1 billion in the midst of a very tough year. Recently misdiagnosed with less than 2 months to live, Burns was stricken with amnesia following an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Upon recovering, he learned his rage and bile are the only thing keeping him alive. “I want to die quietly on my own terms,” he says, “crushing as many baby sea turtles as I possibly can.”
Other fictional moguls had it worse. Six members of last year’s list dropped off the rankings in 2011, including Thurston Howell III, maker of bicycle powered washing-machines, bamboo radios, and coconut-shell drinking glasses. Howell’s fortune fell more than 90% after Chinese companies moved into the “island-green” industry. Railroad titan Sir Topham Hatt lost control of the business he ran for fifty years in a boardroom coup; board members lost confidence in Hatt after he repeatedly insisted his trains could talk and drive themselves.
To qualify for the Fictional 15, we require that candidates be an authored fictional creation, a rule which excludes mythological and folkloric characters. They must star in a specific narrative work or series of works. And they must be known, both within their fictional universe and by their audience, for being rich.
Net worth estimates are based on an analysis of the fictional character’s source material, and where possible, valued against known real-world commodity and share price movements. In the case of privately held fictional concerns, we seek to identify comparable fictional public companies. All figures are as of market close, April 1, 2011.
Final valuations are calculated with a grain of salt, and a willingness to break our own rules.
Scrooge McDuck
$44.1 B
Source: Mining, Treasure Hunting
Residence: Duckburg, U.S.
Penny-pinching poultry keeps majority of his fortune in gold coins stored in massive "money bin" high in the hills above Duckburg; also invests in pearls, gems, other "hoardables." Still refers to August 15th, 1971 –the day President Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard– as "Black Sunday." Habitually marks anniversary by calculating net worth as percentage of the value of the gold in Fort Knox (21.4%). Famously frugal: Once fought a bear over a $2 jar of honey, never gives to charity, still has the first dime he ever earned. Nonetheless, known to sprout the occasional wild feather and jet off to exotic locales on ill-conceived "treasure-hunts" with troublesome great-nephews –and presumed heirs– Huey, Dewey and Louie. Featured in Disney's Uncle Scrooge comic books and cartoons.
Carlisle Cullen
$36.2 B
Source: Compound Interest, Investments
Residence: Forks, Wash.
Immortal vampire, small town doctor and value investor said to be a huge fan of getrichslowly.org, a penny-pinching personal finance blog that extols the extraordinary power of compound interest. It's worked for Cullen: The fresh-faced 370-year-old undead monster amassed one of the largest fictional fortunes largely simply by banking a small amount of capital in 1670, and letting the interest accrue. Early investor in Wal-Mart, Google thanks to prescient advice from adoptive daughter Alice, who can see into the future. Featured in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels and films.
Artemis Fowl II
$13.5 B
Source: Theft, Forgery, Facebook
Residence: Ireland
The scion of an Irish crime family with roots stretching back to the Norman Conquest, Fowl seized control of the family business at age 10, after his father was kidnapped. A child genius known as a master criminal and expert forger, Fowl is also a technological wiz, the inventor of a palm-sized super computer that can read information in any digital format, and send phone calls over any network (except AT&T). He has been known to operate under a variety of pseudonyms, including "Sir E. Brum" and "F. Roy Dean Schlippe." Fowl's net worth boomed in recent years thanks to the success of Facebook, which he created under the alias "Mark Zuckerberg." Featured in the Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl novels.
Richie Rich
$9.7 B
Source: Inheritance, Conglomerates
Residence: Richville, U.S.
After being supplanted as the "richest kid in the world" by Artemis Fowl II, Rich heard to exclaim: "If he can have the world's largest fictional social network, I can have two!" In quick succession, Rich Industries launched DollarDog.net, for high-net worth hounds, and Clutter, a binary messaging service for robotic maids. User uptake disappointing so far. Rich Industries stock down after costly forays into fashion (oversized bow ties), transportation (diamond encrusted scooters) and kitchen appliances (atomic-powered toasters). But Rich hasn't let business setbacks interfere with his splashy philanthropy. Recent efforts include replacing Richville Elementary's "hot lunch" program with "hot foie gras" and donating gold-plated shopping carts to local homeless. Featured in the Richie Rich comic books and films.
Jed Clampett
$9.5 B
Source: Oil & Gas
Residence: Beverly Hills, Calif.
The mountaineer magnate discovered "black gold" while hunting on his homestead, and turned it into an international energy giant. Clampett Oil went public in 1984, but closely knit Clampett clan still runs the show: Chief executive Jed assisted by CFO "Granny" Daisy May Moses; environmental health and safety run by cousin Jethro Bodine. All of Clampett's kinfolk are reportedly "living better than a hound on a gut wagon" after the price of oil jumped more than 30% in the past year. But life isn't all moonshine and sassafrass: Elly May, Jed's only child, was charged in October with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace, allegedly shoplifted from a Venice Beach jewelry store. Featured in The Beverly Hillbillies television series and films.
Tony Stark
$9.4 B
Source: Defense
Residence: Malibu, Calif.
An engineering genius who earned two master's degrees by age 19, Stark's remarkable inventions (repulsor rays, indestructible alloys, "Iron Man" combat armor) are often outshined by his ability to create controversy. In the last year he's refused an order from the U.S. Senate to surrender the Iron Man technology to the government, been attacked by an armored madman while racing his Formula One car on the Circuit de Monaco, and temporarily appointed personal assistant Pepper Potts to CEO of Stark Industries. Coupled with rumors of heavy drinking, this erratic behavior has caused some investors to worry he could be bipolar. Stark won't hear it: "I'm bi-winning," he scoffs. Featured in the Iron Man comic books and films.
Smaug
$8.6 B
Source: Marauding
Residence: The Lonely Mountain
"Plunder for plunder's sake" could be the motto of this vast red-golden dragon, who prefers to be addressed by a variety of honorifics, including "the Tremendous," "the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities" and "the Unassessably Wealthy." Hates being called "wyrm," "lizard," "overgrown flame-thrower." Despite high intelligence, lacking in investing vision: Uses multi-billion dollar hoard of gold, silver and gems primarily for bedding. Instead, expresses smarts by talking in riddles; also Sudoku expert, chess master. Vigilant to the point of paranoia about theft, meticulous about hoard inventory, knows net worth down to last golden cup. Featured in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.
Bruce Wayne
$7.0 B
Source: Inheritance, Defense
Residence: Gotham City
Police were ready to declare Gotham's most eligible bachelor dead after he disappeared from the social scene in 2009. But when the billionaire playboy suddenly reappeared last fall -literally crashing the gates of rapper Sean Combs's annual "White Party" in a Ferrari Enzo-- commissioner James Gordon admitted rumors of Wayne's death were "batty." Shares of Wayne Enterprises stock are up significantly year over year, thanks to the leadership of CEO Lucius Fox, and a new project to franchise security outfits around the globe. Wayne says he's planning to celebrate the company's success with an extensive remodeling of his "man cave" in stately Wayne Manor. Featured in the Batman comic books and films.
Mr. Monopoly
$2.6 B
Source: Real Estate
Residence: Atlantic City, N.J.
A whiff of scandal surrounds Monopoly's recent release from Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution, where he had been serving time for misappropriating funds from a bank error in his favor. Implacable foes Mr. Shoe, Ms. Dog and Mr. Thimble claim Monopoly – a.k.a. Rich Uncle Pennybags -- greased his release with a "get out of jail free card." Monopoly insists it was just a lucky roll of the dice. Now focused on audacious attempt to build hotels on both Boardwalk and Park Place, leveraging his interest in Marvin Gardens. Finances much improved after collecting windfall $200 million just for passing "Go." Featured in the Hasbro board game Monopoly.
Arthur Bach
$1.8 B
Source: Inheritance
Residence: New York City
The billionaire scamp shows no signs of settling down. Tabloids chatter as the next generation of the Bach fortune is spotted squiring an attractive young executive from the family foundation to the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament one week, then canoodling with a New York City tour guide the next. Known for his iconoclastic fashion sense: Favors Victorian-style top hats, hand-made shirts unbuttoned to mid-torso, foppish ties. Featured in the Arthur films.
Jo Bennett
$1.2 B
Source: Electronics, inheritance
Residence: Tallahassee, Fla.
Sabre Corporation CEO Jolene "Jo" Bennett turned a small Tallahassee computer parts manufacturer into dominant supplier of printers, fax machines and scanners. Recent achievements include the acquisition of regional paper company Dunder Mifflin; creating the award-winning "Print In All Colors" minority executive training program. In May 2010, Sabre was forced to issue a full recall of its GH400 printers after a whistleblower revealed their tendency to burst into flames, but Bennett's careful handling of the PR crisis kept the company's stock unaffected. Says you don't get to be a powerful woman by slacking off: "You get there by working hard or marrying rich, and I did both." Featured in the television series The Office.
C. Montgomery Burns
$1.1 B
Source: Energy
Residence: Springfield, U.S.
Long-time owner and operator of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is a master of cut throat capitalism, a man who once blocked out the sun over Springfield to increase electricity use. Burns' tyrannical management style is topped only by his viciously evil personal habits: Hobbies include stealing candy from babies, taunting immigrant laborers, releasing hounds on unwanted houseguests. Recently misdiagnosed with less than two months to live, Burns was stricken with amnesia following an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Upon recovering, learned that rage and bile are the only thing keeping him alive. "I want to die quietly on my own terms," he says, "crushing as many baby sea turtles as I possibly can." Featured in The Simpsons television series and films.
Chuck Bass
$1.1 B
Source: Real Estate
Residence: New York City
Tough year for the bad boy billionaire, who is locked in a battle for control of Bass Industries with his late-father's business rival Russell Thorpe. Thorpe appears to be winning, but many Manhattan real estate insiders think Bass will ultimately prevail: "Manipulative, deceptive, arrogant, greedy and shallow. He's a natural." Daytime wardrobe embraces three P's – purple, plaid and preppy. For night, three V's – vest, velvet and Valentino. Featured in the Gossip Girl television series and novels.
Gordon Gekko
$1.1 B
Source: Investments
Residence: New York City
The legendary corporate raider famously boasted "greed is good" in 1987, and made billions at the pioneering investment firm Gekko & Co. But when a plan to buy out Bluestar Airlines went awry, Gekko was convicted of insider trading and securities fraud. Following his release from prison in 2001, Gekko became an author and lecturer, and was one of the few voices to predict a bursting credit bubble. As that financial crisis unfolded, Gekko sank his estranged daughter's trust fund into a new London-based hedge fund, and his personal net worth surged skyward. Now reportedly focused on shorting municipal bonds, eyeing companies that mine rare-earth elements. Says "It's not about the money. It's about the game." Featured in Oliver Stone's Wall Street films.
Jeffrey Lebowski
$1.0 B
Source: Inheritance
Residence: Los Angeles, Calif.
Wheelchair-bound Korean War vet is a trustee of the Lebowski Foundation, which sends inner-city children to college via the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers program. Recipient of various commendations and honorary degrees, including the key to the city of Pasadena and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Business Achiever award. He calls second wife Bunny the "light of my life," but hopes she "will someday learn to live on her allowance, which is ample." Lebowski is dogged by rumors that he has no money of his own, and lives off funds his deceased first wife left to the Foundation. He's unbowed. "I've accomplished more than most men, and without the use of my legs," he says. "The bums will always lose!" Featured in the Coen Brothers' film The Big Lebowski. |
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